How I stubbed out cigarettes
A SOUTH Yorkshire mum kicked her 20-a-day habit with the help of a scheme encouraging people to keep their homes and cars smoke-free.
Nicole Shackley from Mexborough signed up to the Smokefree Homes initiative and believes it is helping her stay focused and motivated to keep away from the cigs.
The voluntary scheme is run by NHS Rotherham, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, Rotherham 2010 and Voluntary Action Rotherham and aims to raise awareness of the hazards of tobacco smoke in people’s homes and cars.
Nicole, aged 26, a smoker for nine years, signed up to protect her son Joe from smoke. She said: “I was decorating the house one day and noticed how stained the ceilings were from the tobacco smoke, so thought if that’s what it’s doing in my home, what’s it doing inside our bodies?”
Since making the change she is enjoying a cleaner and fresher house, and is spending the money she saves on fresh ingredients and cook books.
She added: “Having a smoke-free home has really helped me to stop smoking and stay quit.”
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